23 February: Yeovil’s Sam Williams clears the ball under pressure from Walsall’s Clayton McDonald in freezing conditions at the Bescot Stadium. It’s not a particularly telling photo, but I love the composition.

27 February: Chelsea’s John Terry attempts to shake hands with Manchester City’s Wayne Bridge, but the offer is rejected. The tabloids made much of Terry’s alleged dalliance with Bridge’s ex-WAG, Vanessa Perroncel. Were you Team Terry or Team Bridge?

27 February: Stoke City’s Ryan Shawcross walks off the pitch distraught after being shown a red card for a badly timed challenge on Aaron Ramsey, which broke the young Arsenal midfielder’s leg. Ramsey has only just returned to action.

16 March: Inter’s Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso (top) celebrate after knocking Chelsea out of the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. Shamefully, both players missed out on a place in Argentina’s 2010 World Cup squad. Nice one, Diego.

28 March: A female Blackburn Rovers fan shows her support in the Lancashire derby against Burnley at Turf Moor. And no, 1875 isn’t the number of blokes she’s slept with.

28 March: A Burnley fan outside a sunny Turf Moor ahead of the Lancashire derby against Blackburn. Rovers won 1-0.

30 March: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney lies on the floor after injuring his ankle against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Wazza didn’t fully recover in time for the World Cup in South Africa, leading to much frustration all round.

30 March: Crystal Palace’s Calvin Andrew and Watford’s Jay DeMerit (right) compete for a header during their Championship match at Vicarage Road. This pic sums up well the levels of blood and sweat you need to succeed in English football.

11 April: Portsmouth’s Kevin-Prince Boateng celebrates after scoring their second goal from the penalty spot in the FA Cup semi final against Tottenham. Pompey shocked Spurs to reach the final, where they lost to Chelsea.

25 April: Wayne Rooney, who scored 34 goals in the 2009-10 season, poses with the PFA Player of the Year trophy.

29 April: Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan celebrates scoring his side’s first goal against Liverpool in the Europa League semi final second leg. Atletico reached the final, where they beat another English club in the form of Roy Hodgson’s Fulham.

22 May: Inter striker Diego Milito celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. Milito scored a second goal to seal victory for the Serie A side.

29 May: Millwall players break out the bubbly after gaining promotion to the Championship with a victory against Swindon Town at Wembley.

14 June: Japan fans liven up their team’s World Cup group match against Cameroon. The colourful fans were one of the best things about a largely disappointing tournament.

17 June: A view of the interior of Cape Town’s majestic Green Point stadium as England train at the World Cup ahead of their group match against Algeria. Shame that such a brilliant stadium was graced by such a terrible match.